Improved composition for restoring colors to cloth



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN VVARNOKE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED COMPOSITION FOR RESTORING COLORS TO CLOTH, 8L0.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 37,838, dated March 3,1863.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN WARNGKE, of the cityof Buffalo and State of New York, have discovered a new composition ofmatter for restoring colors to faded and soiled cloth, which may beapplied to plush, velvet, or other cloth used for covering railroad-carseats, and to carpets and the like, without removing the cloth from theseats or the carpets from the floor, and which is also applicable to allkinds of garments, silk, cotton, and woolen goods; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description of the saidcomposition and the manner of applying or using the same, to wit:

The ingredients used are as follows, and substantiall y in the followingproportion Two gallons rain-water, two ounces ammonia, two and one-halfounces cochineal, one ounce cudbear, one half ounce English tin,one-fourth ounce spirit of salt, one-fourth pint alcohol, thoroughlymixed, which forms a fine liquid compound.

This composition is applied warm with a stifl' brush. In applyingit toplush,velvet, or other covering of car-seats, or to carpets, the dustshould be whipped or brushed out of the cloth, as may be convenient,without removing the cloth from its place. The composition is thenapplied with a stiff brush quickly passed over the cloth, thoroughlysaturating the cloth with the compound, the brush also raising the napon the cloth. This adds to and quickly brings out. the colors as brightand as permanent as when the cloth was new.

This is a great saving of labor and expense, as it may be appliedwithout first washing or cleansing the cloth and without removing itfrom its place. When the cloth is dryit should be thoroughly brushedwith a dry brush.

By using this composition as described the cloth may be kept bright andin a usable condi tion for a much greater length of time than it notused. Hence there is great eeonomyin its application to soiled or fadedclothes generally, and is particularly useful for restoring andpreserving the colors on the cloth of carseats, chair-seats, andcarpets, &c.

I claim- The composition of matter herein described and the mode ofapplying it for restoring colors to faded and soiled cloth,substantially as herein set forth.

JOHN WARNCKE.

Witnesses:

E. B. FoRBUsH, HENRY N IEMEYER.

